Paper vessel.



No. 886,058. I PATENTED APR. 28, 1908. .I. W. HOLLBTT.

PAPER VESSEL. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9, 1898.

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I. W. HOLLBTT.

PAPER VESSEL. APPLICATION FILED Nov. 9, 1898.

PATENTED APR. 28, 1908.

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I PATENTED APR. 28; 1908.

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IRA W. HOLLETT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO COMPANY, OF ANDERSON,INDIAN THE J. W. SEFTON MAN I'FACTURIN A, A CORPORATION OF INDIANA.

PAPER VESSEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 28, 1908.

Application filed November 9, 1898. Serial No. 696,937;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IRA W. IIoLLE'r'r, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of lllinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in- Paper Vessels, of whichthe following is 'a description, reference being had to the accom anyingdrawings, forming part of this speci ication.

My invention has for its object primarily the provision of a paper pailor vessel, such as are used for carrying oysters, liquids andsemi-liquids, which shall be substantially slop-proof, and inwhich thetop llaps or lids, when closed, shall be firm y supported againstindentation or de ression into the body of the pail; and whic l, withthese advantages, 'may be cut from the same sized blank of pa er as hasheretofore been neces sary for pai s of this character, not providedwith my improvement.

In the accom anying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the blank formy improved pail, properly cut and scored or creased for oldin intopail-form; Fig. 2 is a side elevation 0 the ail folded from the blank ofFig.

1 with its hd or cover open; Fig. 3 is a mid dle vertical section on theline 33 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a view corres ending to Fig. 3, with two ofthe cover flaps ent downward to horizontal position and interlocked witheach other; Fig. 5 is a pers ective view of the pail with the upper pair0 cover flaps bent down- Ward to horizontal position and interlockedwith each other, to complete the. closing of the vessel; and Fig. 6 is amiddle vertical section of the closed pail along the line 66 of %he sameletters of reference are used to indicate corresponding parts in theseveral views.

Referring tothe blank shown in Fig. 1, A represents the bottom; B, C,l), and E the four sides; F, G, H, and I the four corner folds; and J,K, L, and M the four cover flaps, the opposite llaps, J L and K M, beingprovided with cooperating hooks a and slits So much of the blank is oldand such as is commonly employed in paper vessels of this character, andis folded into vessel-form in the usual manner, the corner folds I F beioverlapped upon the outer face of the s i ge B, and the corner folds ll.G upon the outer face of the side 1), and the opposite ends of the bailN being passed through the respective sides and overlap ed corner folds,in the usual way, shown in .igs 2 and 3.

The novel feature of my improved pail.

consists in the provision of the parts projecting from the oppositesidesof the cover flapsin the present. instance from the oposite sides oleach of the four cover lln )S J, I11, l., and .\l, though notessentially from more than one of said flu )5, although preferably fromat least two ol them, as hereafter explained. The purpose and advantageof these parts will be apparent from Fig. 4 where the two cover flaps Jand l. are shown bent down.to horizontal position and the hook of theflu )J passed through and locked in the slit in the flap 11. In thisposition of the flaps J L it will be seen that their parts 0 fit snuglyagainst the inner faces of the opposite sides l: of the pail, Fig.b',while the outer edges of said parts 0 abut and rest against the othertwo opposite sides B l) of the pail. The provision of the projectionsupon the cover flaps J L and their contact with the sides B D-of thepail when the flaps are bent down to horizontal position to close thepail, as in Fig. 4, serves to firmly support the fla s J ll when inclosed position and brace t iem against any pressure tendingto forcethem downward into the pail; while the snug fit of the parts 0 againstthe sides C E of the pail serves the further purpose of closing the pailmore tightly and rendering it more dillicult for any liquid contents ofthe pail to slop out while the pail is being handled or carried.

The principal purpose of my invention is served, and t ie greaterportion of its advautages obtained, by simply providing two of the coverflaps with the projections Othe two flaps which are bent downward lirst'and form the inner or lower half of the usual double cover, as do thetin s J .[J in the views shown in the drawing. l ut in the presentinstance I have also shown the flaps li M rovided with like projectionsO, which, w ien said flaps K M are bent down to horizontal position, asin Fig. 5, are passed downward immediately adjacent the outer facesofthe sides B I), between the latter and their overlapped corner folds FG, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, thus still more effectually closing thepail, and further bracing the cover against downward pressure by reasonof the contact of these latter projections 0 with the four corners ofthe folded pail at the junction. of

the pail.

As heretofore stated, it is not absolutely essential that more than oneof the cover fiapsbe provided with the .projections ,0, since theprovision of such projections upon one of said flaps (as, for instanceupon the flap J) would serve to support the cover of the pail and braceit against downward pressure to a considerable degree; but it ispreferable to provide two of the cover flaps (opposite ones) with theprojections 0, not on y to more efficiently sup ort and brace the cover,but to more tight y close the pail and to more effectively guard againstits contents escaping, as before explained. When this is done it will,in some intances, be preferable to omit the. parts 0 from the tworemaining cover flaps (as from the cover flaps K M) since the closing ofthe vessel can then be accomplished more expeditiously than when suchfla s are provided with the arts (J O and the fatter have to be inserteand passed downward between the'side's of the .pail and the overlappedcorner folds.

So far as I am aware I am the first in the art to provide the cover flapor flaps of a paper pail of this character with projecting partscorresponding to and serving the purpose and function of the parts 0above described, and I therefore desire to claim and secure as myinvention, broadly, the employment of such parts in a pail of thischaracter, and this whether they serve simply the one pu ose ofsupporting and bracingthe cover of t is closed pail, or the double purose of that function and the rendering of t e pail more nearlyslop-proof.

While of course it is always preferable to form a paper pail of thischaracter from a single sheet or blank, yet the cover fiaps of suc 1pails are sometimes formed of separate pieces asted or otherwise securedto the sides 0 the pail, and my invention contemplates the em loyment ofthe parts 0 upon any such attac led cover fla s, as well as upon theintegral flaps which have illustrated and described.

Having thus fully described my invention, 1 claim:

. 1. A ail of the character described, rovide'dwith a plurality of coverflaps two 0 the flaps of which have substantially triangular parts 0arranged to be inserted into the pail, the inner edge of each part 0being adapted to engage the inner surface of the adjacent wall of thepail and the opposite edge of which is substantially straight andinclines upwardly to its flap and terminates at a oint adjacent to thepoint of termination of the corresponding edge of an opposite flap whenthe cover is closed; substantially as described.

. 2. A ail of the character described provided wlth a pluralit of coverflaps one'of which has substantial y triangular parts 0 on the fourcorner folds with the four sides of I opposite sides thereof, the inneredge ofeach part 0 being adapted to enga e the inner surface of theadjacent wall of t 1e pail and the opposite edge of which issubstantially straight and inclines upwardly to its flap; substantiallyas described.

3. A )ail of the character described, provided with a cover flap havingsubstantially triangular parts on opposite sides thereof, the inner edgeof each part being adapted to engage the inner surface of the adjacentwall of the pail and the opposite edge of which is substantiallystraight and inclines upwardly to its flap; substantially as described.

4. A paper pail of the character described provided with corner foldsfolded outwardly in pairs upon two opposite sides of the box, and havingfour flaps each provided upon its opposite edge with substantiallytriangular parts 0, the parts on two opposite cover flaps being adaptedto be inserted in the end of the pail to engage with and abut againstthe inner surface of the. respective adjacent side walls of the pail,the parts on the other two flaps being in the completed box insertedbetween the outer surface of the other two sides and the pairs of cornerfolds which are folded outwardly against such sides; substantially asdescribed.

5. The herein described blank for a )aper vessel, com )osed of a bottomA, four si es B, C, D, and E corner folds F, G, H, l, and four coverflaps J, K, L, M, two of said cover flaps, as J and L, being'providedwiththesubstantially triangular projecting parts 0, substan tially asand for the purpose set forth.

6. A blank for forming a paper vessel of the character described, said.blank being substantially square in general outline and comprising asquare bottom section whose edges are perpendicular to lines connectingthe corners of the blank diagonally, side section connected to eachother by triangular corner-fold sections, cover fla )S constituting thecorners of the blank attached to said side sections, and triangularparts attached to one of said cover flaps, the outer ed e of saidtriangular parts being portions 0 the sides of the blank, and theirinner edges being formed to abut a ainst the ad'acent side section whenthe ox is folded into form; substantially as described.

7. A blank for forming a pa er vessel of the characterdescribed, saidblank being substantially square in outline, and comprising a sauarebottom section whose edges are per en icular to lines connecting thecorners o the blank diagonally, side sections connected by triangularcorner-fold sections, cover flaps, constituting the corners of the blankattached to two opposite side sections and triangular parts attached tosaid cover flaps, the outer ed as ofsaid triangular parts being portionsof t e four sides of the square blank and their inner edges formed toabut against the adjacent side sections when the box is foldedinto form;substantially as described.

8. A blank for forming a pa er vessel of the character described, saidlank being substantially square in outline and comprising a squarebottom section whose edges which are ada ted to fold outwardly, two ofsaid corner fo ds being overlapped one u on the other on one side of thecompleted ox and the remaining two being similarly arranged on theopposite side, said airs of corner-folds bein r secured to said Sit esby a bail in the comp eted box, cover flaps constituting the corners ofthe blank attached to said side sections, and triangular parts attachedto said cover flaps, the outer ed es of said parts being portions of thefoursides of the square blank'and the inner edges of the parts on two ofsaid cover flaps being folded inside the box and arranged to abutagainst the adjacent side sections when the box is in folded form, theparts on theother two cover flaps being disposed between the cornerfolds and the two sides of the box upon which such folds are folded;substantially as described.

9. A blank for forming a pa )er vessel of the character described, said)lank being substantially'square in outline andcomprising a s uarcbottom section whose edges are perpeni icular to lines connecting thecorners,

of the blank diagonally, trapezoidal-shaped side sections connected bytriangular cornerfold sections, said side sections forming the upwardlyand outwardly flaring sides of the 40 box when in folded form, coverflaps consti- -outer edges of said trian tutirig the corners of theblank attached to two opposite side sections and triangular partsattached to one of said eoverflaps, the ar parts being portions of thefour sides 0 the s uare blank 1 and their inner edges formed to a utagainst the adjacent side sections when the boxis folded into form;substantially as described. 10. A blank for forming a a r vessel of thecharacter described, s'aislank being substantially square in outline,'andcomprising a sauare bottom section whose ed are per en icular tolines connecting the cor-.

ners o the blank diagonally, trapezoidal-- shaped side sections, forminoutwardly and upwardly inclined side 'walls in the completed box andconnected by triangular corner-fold sections adapted to fold outwardly,two of said corner folds being overlapped one upon the other on one sideoft-he completed ox and the remaining two being similarly ar ranged onthe op osite side, said pairs of folds beingsecuret to said sides by abail in the completed box, cover folds constituting the corners of theblank attached to said side sections, and triangular parts attached tosaid cover flaps, the outer edges of said parts bein portions of thefour sides of the square blan and the inner edge of the parts on two ofsaid cover flaps beingfolded inside the box and arranged to abutagainstthe adjacent side sections when the box is in folded form, theparts on the other two cover flaps be disposed between the corner foldsand the two sides of the box upon which such folds are folded;substantially as described.

' IRA W. HOLLETT. Witnesses:

J, E. CLENNY,, W. J. Evans, Jr.

